Gang

Oct 18 2011

Victims refuse to cooperate

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—A half-dozen people were in custody today as investigators tried to determine who wounded two young men in a gang-related shooting in Inglewood, police said.

The shooting occurred around 9:10 p.m. Monday near the intersection of 84th Street and 2nd Avenue, Inglewood police Sgt. Greg Held said.

Sep 28 2011

Robbery, kidnapping

PALMDALE, CALIF.—A robbery and kidnapping suspect who had been on the run for three years was in custody today, with his bail set at more than $1 million, authorities said.

Joseph Lamar Williams, 27, was arrested by members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Operation Safe Streets Bureau at a residence on the 1200 block of East Avenue R-3 at 4 p.m Tuesday, said sheriff’s Lt. Erik Ruble.

Sep 18 2011

The man asked gang members to stop throwing up gang signs

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A man who confronted two gang members at his stepdaughter's birthday party in Watts was fatally shot, police said today.
 
The victim, whose name was unavailable, told two young men to stop flashing gang signs at a party in the 9900 block of Anzac Avenue when he was shot in the chest about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, a Los Angeles police watch commander at the Southeast Station said.
 
No immediate arrests were made.

Cynthia E. Griffin-  |   OW Managing Editor
Oct 14 2010
Investigations ongoing

In the last several weeks local law enforcement officials have been involved in altercations with three African American males that have resulted in two fatalities and another young man clinging to life in a local hospital.

The first incident, involved 43-year-old Inglewood resident, Reginald Andre Linthicum, who according to his family had just been paroled from state prison in June after more than 11 years.

Sep 23 2010

Rash of shootings highlight difficulty of keeping community informed

If you live or work in or around the Western Avenue corridor that stretches from about 79th Street to Imperial Highway, it’s possible that you may have heard about a rash of shootings including the murder of 20-year-old Rozelle Lane at the liquor store on 92nd Street at Western.


You may have even heard on the street that the shootings are part of a rumored war between the various gangs that claim the area.

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.
 

Alabama
Freeman A. Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will address the annual African American Business Council luncheon on June 28. Hrabowski, who is chairman of President Barack Obama’s Advisory Commission on Education Excellence for African Americans, has a national reputation for his work studying the performance of minority students in math and science. Hrabowski, named one of the 10 best college presidents in the country by Time magazine, was a child leader in the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham in the 1960s.
 

Arkansas
The Liberty Counsel filed a motion and a brief in United States District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas seeking to intervene on behalf of a Concepts of Life crisis pregnancy center to defend against a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Reproductive Rights. The groups seek to impose a permanent injunction before the Human Heartbeat Protection Act goes into effect July 18. Liberty Counsel also filed a brief opposing the ACLU’s request for an injunction. The “Heartbeat” bill states that when a woman seeks an abortion at or after the 12th week, doctors must test for a fetal heartbeat before an abortion is performed and inform the pregnant mother that the child in her womb has a heartbeat. If a heartbeat is detected, a woman cannot have an abortion, except in cases of rape, incest, and if a mother’s life is in danger. “As we promised when the legislation was introduced, Liberty Counsel will defend this law without reservation for the people of Arkansas, born and pre-born,” said Matt Staver, founder and chairman of Liberty Counsel. “No right is more foundational than the right to life. Without life, all other rights are irrelevant,” concluded Staver.